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Chandigarh, Punjab

COMPLETE VACCINATION FOR LUMPY SKIN DISEASE IN ALL GAUSHALAS WITHIN THREE DAYS, ENSURE 50,000 VACCINATION DAILY; DIRECTION BY GROUP OF MINISTERS

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IEP CHANDIGARH AUGUST 24, 2022

The Group of Ministers (GoM), formed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to closely monitor the situation and take necessary steps for the control of Lumpy Skin disease (LSD) in the state, directed the officials of the animal husbandry department to vaccinate all the bovine in Gaushalas within three days.

Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar directed that the relief work should be carried out on a mission mode.

Asking to ensure the target of vaccinating 50,000 cattle per day, the Cabinet Ministers said, “We have to strictly deal with this calamity. And, the lackadaisical approach in the ongoing prevention work will not be tolerated.” They categorically instructed to issue show cause notices to the employees with poor performance, saying that all the holidays of the employees should be cancelled to ensure timely treatment to the animals. They also asked to use the generic medicines as per requirement.

While reviewing the ongoing operations to prevent African Swine Fever, the Ministers said that the guidelines of the “Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009” should be implemented in letter and spirit and the movement of pigs should be strictly banned.

Principal Secretary Mr. Vikas Pratap apprised the Ministers that till date, the animal Husbandry department has received 6.86 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine. Over 3.31 lakh cattle have been vaccinated, while more than 3.54 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine are available with the department. He informed that 1,08,958 animals are suspected to have been affected by the lumpy skin disease out of which 64,475 animals are cured. He emphasized that the vaccine is being administered totally free of cost.

He said that the animal husbandry department had received Rs.1 crore from the Rural Development Fund to purchase the medicine and logistics. To shun the practice of throwing the carcasses of dead animals in the open, the SOP has also been released to district administration for ensuring proper disposal of carcasses, said Mr. Vikas Pratap adding that besides deployment of 179 Veterinary interns and Para-veterinary students to different districts for the control of disease, school students are also roped in the awareness campaign among the livestock farmers regarding cause and spread of disease and safe consumption of milk from affected animals.

It was discussed that services of NGOs and other veterinary doctors may be taken, if need arises.

Prominent amongst others who were present in the meeting included Finance Commissioner Rural Development & Panchayats K. Siva Prasad, Director Animal Husbandry Dr. Sanjeev Goel, Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana and Dr. SPS Ghuman, Dean of Veterinary Science College.

Chandigarh, Punjab

Mayor lays foundation stone of Veterinary Hospital at Gaushala Raipurkalan

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IEP CHANDIGARH JULY 17, 2022

Sarbjit Kaur Dhillon, Mayor, Chandigarh today laid the foundation stone of Veterinary Hospital at Gaushala, Raipur Kalan, here today in the presence of Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, Sh. Harjeet Singh, area councilor, other councilors and officers of MCC.

While speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said that with the provision of arrangements of nearly 1000 cows in the coming Gaushala at Raipur Kalan, the MCC has taken an initiative to extend the specialized veterinary services through establishment of Veterinary Hospital at this Gaushala.

She said that the cost effective veterinary hospital would come up at the cost of Rs. 3.32 crores within 9 months time period. She said that this state of art building would have covered area 4298 Sq.ft. having doctor rooms, operation theatre, ultra sound room, X-ray room, gents & ladies toilet blocks at ground floor, while room with kitchen, laboratory, staff offices and toilet blocks for ladies and gents would be at the first floor. In addition to that separate building for sick animal having covered area 6450 Sq.ft. including control room cum sale counter, recovery room, examination hall, animal pen, attendant room and washroom facilities.

After performing bhoomi poojan for the veterinary hospital building the Mayor start the work with spade. She said that the project would work as model by guiding those engaged in Gaushala management works and would help to improve the sick animal besides the Gaushala would give a viable solution to the stray cattle menace in the city.

While speaking on the occasion, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner said that the aim of this Gaushala at Raipur Kalan would be managing the stray cattle in self reliant basis on scientific lines with available inexpensive techniques involving low cost comfortable housing, feeding and healthcare facilities.